Revised Statutes of the United States
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The Revised Statutes of the United States were the first official codification of U.S. federal statutes, organizing and consolidating the general and permanent laws in force as of 1873–1874 into a single, systematic code.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codification of federal statutes
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| authority | enacted by Congress and approved by the President ⓘ |
| basedOn | Acts of Congress in force as of 1873–1874 ⓘ |
| citationForm | Rev. Stat. U.S. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codificationMethod | topical arrangement of statutes by subject ⓘ |
| compiledBy | commissioners appointed by the United States Congress ⓘ |
| contains | general and permanent statutes of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfPublication | 1874 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | December 1, 1873 ⓘ |
| excludes | temporary and local statutes not of a general and permanent nature ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1874 edition
ⓘ
1878 second edition ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first official codification of United States federal statutes ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the United States Code ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | served as prima facie evidence of the law ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory code ⓘ |
| legalStatus | general and permanent laws of the United States in force as of 1873–1874 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | history of United States federal statutory law ⓘ |
| precededBy | uncodified session laws of the United States ⓘ |
| publisher | Government Printing Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify and consolidate the general and permanent statutes of the United States
ⓘ
to organize federal statutes into a single systematic code ⓘ |
| replacedBy | subsequent codifications and the United States Code ⓘ |
| scope | federal statutory law ⓘ |
| structure |
chapters
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sections ⓘ titles ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Indian affairs
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civil law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ foreign relations ⓘ judiciary and judicial procedure ⓘ military and naval affairs ⓘ patents and copyrights ⓘ postal service ⓘ public lands ⓘ revenue and customs ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | laws in force as of 1873–1874 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early 20th century ⓘ |
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